Published: September 07, 2021
Of course we were excited about the pop group’s new album – this is the place where an Abba TV special got more viewers than the moon landing
When Abba announced their first new album in 39 years last week, Benny Andersson said the band’s most memorable concert experience was their first Australian gig: in torrential rain in Sydney, in 1977. “It still sits in my mind. It was pouring down, there was mud all over the place, and 50,000 umbrellas. It was a wonderful sight.”
Australia’s feverish affection for Abba has long been a curiosity to other countries. Already, pre-orders for Abba’s upcoming album Voyage are selling out on the Australian site, but our national devotion to these flamboyant Swedes has been going strong for some 46 years.
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